Raspberry Pi 2 is way more powerful, still just $35

[xxMATTGxx]

The Raspberry Pi Foundation's low-cost computer was an instant phenomenon upon its release in 2012, and now, just shy of three years later, it's back with a new one. The foundation is today announcing the Raspberry Pi 2, an equally cheap, equally tiny computer that's meant for use in electronics projects, assisting experiments, and teaching kids how to code.

There are two key changes on this new model: its processor is now a lot more powerful and it includes twice as much RAM. What doesn't change is just as important: it still sells for only $35.

To get more specific, the Pi 2 is running a quad-core, ARMv7 processor clocked at 900MHz (the foundation says that it expects power users to clock it even higher), and it includes 1GB of RAM. The original Pi included a single-core, ARMv6 processor at 700MHz and only 512MB of RAM. Aside from that, the new model is pretty much the same as the latest "Model B+" Pi board. It supports up to 4 USB connections, its primary storage is a Micro SD card, and it all fits on a small green board. The Raspberry Pi Foundation says that performance increases will vary depending on what you're doing with it, but on the whole, they're going to be substantial.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/2/795...ounced-on-sale


Also, it will be able to run a version of Windows 10 that Microsoft are going to be giving out for free. Pretty sweet and nice spec upgrade. Anyone got one of the previous models and doing anything cool with them?

[lemons]

i don't get what a raspberry pi is lol what do you plug it into i was reading it lets you play minecraft and stuff but HOW!!

[scottish]

I have 2 Rasp Pi B models from early 2012 mainly used in uni but not used it since then.

Should do as I have remote control, wifi dongle, etc for it.

[Oleh]

Oh wow I might have to purchase one! I'd assume this could be used as a small plex player and web browser?

[FlyingJesus]

You can use it for whatever you turn it into that's the whole point of them I think, primarily learning tools but also fully usable and useful. Partly tempted to get one myself just because they're cheap and I like buying things

[Chippiewill]

i don't get what a raspberry pi is lol what do you plug it into i was reading it lets you play minecraft and stuff but HOW!!

It's just a cheap computer.

[Zak]

I've literally just brought a B+ model and now this comes out -.-

[scottish]

I've literally just brought a B+ model and now this comes out -.-

What did you buy it for?

@Oleh; last time I used it it was XBMC that was being used (plex didn't have a rasp pi release) but by looks of it there's RasPlex, so yes

[mrwoooooooo]

I've bought one, just going to use it for kodi or whatever

[Zak]

What did you buy it for?

@Oleh; last time I used it it was XBMC that was being used (plex didn't have a rasp pi release) but by looks of it there's RasPlex, so yes

Mess around with. Haven't even got a HDMI cable for it yet haha